In the sprawling Imperium of Mankind, everyone serves the Emperor in their own way. From the inquisitors who hunt the hidden enemies of humanity in the dark places of the galaxy to the brave soldiers who stand on the front line, and the Imperial Assassins who can change the tides of war with a single shot, each has a part to play in preserving the Imperium. In this audio anthology, three of these disparate heroes are put to the test, each facing a personal crisis that will see them either fall to darkness, or rise to continue doing their duty in the Emperor's name.

Aboard the confines of an ancient space hulk, Seth and his Flesh Tearers engage in a brutal struggle against a horde of alien genestealers and their own natures. A hunger drives these warriors of the Blood, one matched by their alien aggressors. Hope remains while the Flesh Tearers can hold on to their honour, but what is the truth that lurks at the heart of this derelict ship, and will Seth manage to stave off the rage long enough to discover it?

5 out of 5 stars

Terrifying and inhuman

By
Joseph Jurado
on
23-01-19

Taker of Heads

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Ian St Martin

Narrated by:
John Banks,
Steve Conlin,
David Seddon,
and others

Length: 1 hr and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
23

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
20

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
20

In the jungles of Aztlan a deadly war of the shadows is being fought. And the Imperial Guard are losing. The alien t’au, though few in number, greatly outclass the soldiers of the Imperium and are taking a serious toll on their forces. A call for aid is answered by the fearsome Mortifactors Chapter, who come to the world full of grim purpose. Adoni, an unblooded neophyte yet to earn his place, is amongst the war party. As the Mortifactors descend into the jungle vastness, they hunt for a killer, one that will not die easily but that whom Adoni must slay if he is to become part of the Chapter and a Taker of Heads.

4 out of 5 stars

Pleasent, if a little predictable.

By
Catalyst John
on
18-12-18

Agent of the Throne: Ashes and Oaths

Warhammer 40,000

By:
John French

Narrated by:
Beth Chalmers,
Cliff Chapman,
Steve Conlin,
and others

Length: 1 hr and 13 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
7

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
7

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
7

Subterfuge and compromise walk hand in hand for an agent of the Throne. On the blighted world of Dustcorn, an assault on an Inquisitorial target goes badly awry, forcing Ianthe and her associates into a pact with an unscrupulous ally, the mysterious Zand. With her mission in tatters, Ianthe has little choice but to agree to Zand’s terms, the assassination of a perfidious traitor. But nothing is simple where Zand is concerned, and Ianthe soon finds herself in a situation that will have far-reaching consequences for her and her team.

The Way Out: Part 1

By:
Rachel Harrison

Narrated by:
Grace Andrews,
Steve Conlin,
Matthew Hunt,
and others

Length: 21 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

When the Fortune's Favour drops from the warp with no warning, its captain, Karina Arq, wants to know why. Devoid of answers, and unable to return to the immaterium, she and her crew seek a port at which to make repairs - so the aptly named watch station Refuge seems sent by the Emperor Himself...but things are never so simple....

4 out of 5 stars

Amazing Story - Stupid Format

By
Pricy
on
29-05-19

Corax: Lord of Shadows

Primarchs

By:
Guy Haley

Narrated by:
Jonathan Keeble

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
59

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
53

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
54

During the Great Crusade, it falls to the primarch Corax of the Raven Guard to humble the immense void-cities of the Carinae. Determined to bring these worlds into compliance, he unleashes the might of his Legion and a massive war host of the Imperial Army. But the lords of Carinae are well defended and without remorse....

4 out of 5 stars

Mid tier in the Primarchs series

By
Anonymous User
on
30-03-19

Agents of the Imperium

Warhammer 40,000

By:
David Annandale,
Ben Counter,
Chris Wraight

Narrated by:
Tom Alexander,
John Banks,
Cliff Chapman,
and others

Length: 1 hr and 4 mins

Original Recording

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
6

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
6

Story

4 out of 5 stars
6

In the sprawling Imperium of Mankind, everyone serves the Emperor in their own way. From the inquisitors who hunt the hidden enemies of humanity in the dark places of the galaxy to the brave soldiers who stand on the front line, and the Imperial Assassins who can change the tides of war with a single shot, each has a part to play in preserving the Imperium. In this audio anthology, three of these disparate heroes are put to the test, each facing a personal crisis that will see them either fall to darkness, or rise to continue doing their duty in the Emperor's name.

Aboard the confines of an ancient space hulk, Seth and his Flesh Tearers engage in a brutal struggle against a horde of alien genestealers and their own natures. A hunger drives these warriors of the Blood, one matched by their alien aggressors. Hope remains while the Flesh Tearers can hold on to their honour, but what is the truth that lurks at the heart of this derelict ship, and will Seth manage to stave off the rage long enough to discover it?

5 out of 5 stars

Terrifying and inhuman

By
Joseph Jurado
on
23-01-19

Taker of Heads

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Ian St Martin

Narrated by:
John Banks,
Steve Conlin,
David Seddon,
and others

Length: 1 hr and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
23

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
20

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
20

In the jungles of Aztlan a deadly war of the shadows is being fought. And the Imperial Guard are losing. The alien t’au, though few in number, greatly outclass the soldiers of the Imperium and are taking a serious toll on their forces. A call for aid is answered by the fearsome Mortifactors Chapter, who come to the world full of grim purpose. Adoni, an unblooded neophyte yet to earn his place, is amongst the war party. As the Mortifactors descend into the jungle vastness, they hunt for a killer, one that will not die easily but that whom Adoni must slay if he is to become part of the Chapter and a Taker of Heads.

4 out of 5 stars

Pleasent, if a little predictable.

By
Catalyst John
on
18-12-18

Agent of the Throne: Ashes and Oaths

Warhammer 40,000

By:
John French

Narrated by:
Beth Chalmers,
Cliff Chapman,
Steve Conlin,
and others

Length: 1 hr and 13 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
7

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
7

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
7

Subterfuge and compromise walk hand in hand for an agent of the Throne. On the blighted world of Dustcorn, an assault on an Inquisitorial target goes badly awry, forcing Ianthe and her associates into a pact with an unscrupulous ally, the mysterious Zand. With her mission in tatters, Ianthe has little choice but to agree to Zand’s terms, the assassination of a perfidious traitor. But nothing is simple where Zand is concerned, and Ianthe soon finds herself in a situation that will have far-reaching consequences for her and her team.

The Way Out: Part 1

By:
Rachel Harrison

Narrated by:
Grace Andrews,
Steve Conlin,
Matthew Hunt,
and others

Length: 21 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
9

When the Fortune's Favour drops from the warp with no warning, its captain, Karina Arq, wants to know why. Devoid of answers, and unable to return to the immaterium, she and her crew seek a port at which to make repairs - so the aptly named watch station Refuge seems sent by the Emperor Himself...but things are never so simple....

4 out of 5 stars

Amazing Story - Stupid Format

By
Pricy
on
29-05-19

Corax: Lord of Shadows

Primarchs

By:
Guy Haley

Narrated by:
Jonathan Keeble

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
59

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
53

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
54

During the Great Crusade, it falls to the primarch Corax of the Raven Guard to humble the immense void-cities of the Carinae. Determined to bring these worlds into compliance, he unleashes the might of his Legion and a massive war host of the Imperial Army. But the lords of Carinae are well defended and without remorse....

4 out of 5 stars

Mid tier in the Primarchs series

By
Anonymous User
on
30-03-19

Brothers of the Snake

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Dan Abnett

Narrated by:
Toby Longworth

Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
46

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
44

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
44

Best-selling author Dan Abnett turns his hand to the mighty Space Marines! The war-torn far future is laid bare as Brothers of the Snake follows the exploits of the Iron Snakes Space Marines as they battle against the enemies of mankind. First appearing in the pages of Inferno! magazine, the Iron Snakes Space Marines quickly gathered a loyal following, and now they wage war in a full-blown adventure, battling aliens and heretics as they defend the Imperium.

5 out of 5 stars

Probably the best 40k I've read

By
Mr. D. B. Smethurst
on
04-09-19

Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter

Horus Heresy

By:
Guy Haley

Narrated by:
Jonathan Keeble

Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
108

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
102

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
102

Of all the Emperor’s immortal sons, the primarchs, it is Konrad Curze whose legend is the darkest. Born in the shadows of Nostramo, a world of murderers, thieves and worse, is it any surprise that he became the figure of dread known only as the Night Haunter? Heed now the tragic story of the creature Konrad Curze, master of the Night Lords Legion, of how he became a monster and a weapon of terror. He who once served the Imperium saw the truth in a maddening universe and the hypocrisy of a loveless father, and embraced the only thing that made any sense - darkness.

5 out of 5 stars

Great only one comment...

By
D. A. Williamson
on
06-09-19

Soul Hunter

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Aaron Dembski-Bowden

Narrated by:
Andrew Wincott

Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
57

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
54

Story

5 out of 5 stars
53

The Night Lords were once among the most potent forces of the Imperium, Space Marines who used fear itself as their weapon. Now, cast adrift from the Emperor's light and hunted as heretics after their monstrous betrayal, the Night Lords clad themselves in symbols of death and fight the Long War, bringing pain and terror to all who worship the corpse-god of Terra. A summons from Warmaster Abaddon sends these rebels on a dangerous journey that leads inexorably to a conflict with the Emperor's chosen warriors, the Blood Angels.

5 out of 5 stars

A classic Aaron Dembski-Bowden story, now in audio

By
Amazon Customer
on
02-09-19

The Lords Of Silence

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Chris Wraight

Narrated by:
John Banks

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
430

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
395

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
393

The Cadian Gate is broken, and the Imperium is riven in two. The might of the Traitor Legions, kept shackled for millennia behind walls of iron and sorcery, has been unleashed on a darkening galaxy. Among those seeking vengeance on the Corpse Emperor’s faltering realm are the Death Guard, once proud crusaders of the Legiones Astartes, now debased creatures of terror and contagion.

5 out of 5 stars

fantasic development of the story.

By
Benjamin Martin Sadler
on
25-09-18

Knights of Macragge

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Nick Kyme

Narrated by:
Richard Reed

Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
41

Story

4 out of 5 stars
41

The primarch Roboute Guilliman of the Ultramarines has returned in the galaxy’s hour of need, and all muster to his Indomitus Crusade to hold back the darkness. Amongst these heroes is Cato Sicarius, Master of the Watch and vaunted captain of Second Company. Disaster befalls Sicarius and his brave warriors as their ship, the Emperor’s Will, is lost to the hellish warp, its entire crew believed slain. But Sicarius endures, though he and his men are fighting for their very survival against the denizens of the Great Rift - the daemons and renegades of Chaos.

Double Eagle

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Dan Abnett

Narrated by:
Toby Longworth

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
20

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
19

Story

5 out of 5 stars
19

When the elite fighter pilots of the Phantine XX arrive on the beleaguered world of Enothis, they know it is a desperate hour. The forces of Chaos are closing in, and their final push could well wipe out all human life on the planet. Thousands of refugees flee the dark armies, and the infamous Chaos fighter pilot Khrel Kas Obarkon is always hunting the skies for more prey....

Fell is the Hand of Darkness, a relic of great evil. Seeking to rob the powers of Chaos of this relic and bend fate to the favour of order, Yvraine of the Ynnari and the mysterious yet deadly Visarch lead a host of Aeldari on a quest to steal it. To reach it, however, they must first beseech the aid of the Black Library. Only then will Yvraine and her warriors have even the slightest chance to slip through the Garden of Nurgle and from there to the Plague Planet and the Whispering Tower of Mortarion, where the Hand of Darkness surely resides.

2 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable enough for 40k fans.

By
Jon Davies
on
06-09-19

Shadowbreaker

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Steve Parker

Narrated by:
Andrew Wincott

Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
116

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
107

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
105

The Deathwatch are the elite of the elite - small teams of Space Marines handpicked for special missions that require the utmost courage and cunning. Now recovered from the injuries sustained on his previous mission, Codicier Karras must lead Talon Squad in the hunt for a missing inquisitor. Their only clue is the name of an Imperial planet that has been taken over by the T’au. Is the missing inquisitor alive or dead? Worse still, has she gone rogue, jeopardising one of the Inquisition’s most secret projects?

4 out of 5 stars

Great Book

By
James.
on
21-07-19

Space Marine Conquests: Apocalypse

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Josh Reynolds

Narrated by:
Richard Reed

Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
140

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
128

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
130

Lieutenant Heyd Calder is a Primaris Marine whose mastery of warfare is matched only by his diplomatic prowess. Under the orders of Roboute Guilliman, he is deployed to Almace, a minor seat of the Ecclesiarchy, to protect the world at whatever cost. Yet even as diabolical forces leer from the system's edge, Calder discovers that the capital's Cardinal-Governor, a sharp, inscrutable figure of spiritual and material authority, is hiding something. When it becomes clear that conquest is not the enemy’s sole aim, Calder resolves to uncover the secret of Almace.

5 out of 5 stars

Great book

By
johnmaxwell
on
18-07-19

Celestine: The Living Saint

Warhammer 40,000

By:
Andy Clark

Narrated by:
Emma Gregory

Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
44

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
42

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
42

With her mighty wings spread wide and Ardent Blade aflame, Saint Celestine is the living embodiment of the God-Emperor’s wrath. Her halo blazes like a star upon the smog-wreathed, blood-soaked battlefields of the 41st Millennium; its holy light leading the faithful to victory time and time again. As heretics and daemons tear at her flesh, she calls down fires of retribution from on high to smite the wicked and unrighteous. If she is to fall in battle, none should mourn as she is Celestine, the Living Saint, and death is her duty.

Inquisitor Greyfax and a retinue of incorruptible Grey Knights are sent on a mission by the reborn Primarch Guilliman to recover the Eye of Night, a fabled artefact of Ruin that could weaken the Great Rift. It will be no easy task as Greyfax – with the aid of a long dead inquisitor – must journey into the Eye of Terror itself and challenge a traitor of a truly ancient pedigree, the crone Moriana.

The Wicked and the Damned

Warhammer Horror

By:
Josh Reynolds,
David Annandale,
Phil Kelly

Narrated by:
Doug Bradley,
Richard Reed,
Emma Gregory,
and others

Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
127

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
121

Story

4 out of 5 stars
120

On a misty cemetery world, three strangers are drawn together through mysterious circumstances. Each of them has a tale to tell of a narrow escape from death. Amid the toll of funerary bells and the creep and click of mortuary-servitors, the truth is confessed. But whose story can be trusted? Whose recollection is warped, even unto themselves?

3 out of 5 stars

One to watch...

By
Anonymous User
on
12-06-19

Summary

On Delephron, an immense mag-train hurtles through desert. Within its metal confines there lies a hidden message, one that could bring the Raven Guard into such ill repute it would risk its very survival.

Only the Shadowmasters, the finest of the Chapter’s elite, have the skill to infiltrate the high-speeding mag-lev and extract the message before their presence is known. But dark forces stir against them, servants of the Plague God intent on their own fell purpose.

And who is the Inquisitor Bledheim, and what could he possibly know to inflict such a deadly blow to the sons of Corax?

Story

Exciting and quick.

I really enjoyed this story for the high octane train adventure it was. The voiice actors chosen for this story was a great choice. They all provided a distinct character to the narrative that helped define them and, in this case, helped define the Raven guard beyond,being another space marine chapter. There is a surprise twist at the end I wasn't expecting and it was done in a great way. This is the first Raven guard story I've ever heard of fear and hope George Man continues the story.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Overall

5 out of 5 stars

Performance

5 out of 5 stars

Story

5 out of 5 stars

James

02-10-18

Inspired me to paint Raven Guard

After listening to this, I was inspired to paint my marines Raven Guard. This story is really neat, and has a lot of awesome points. Like all these short stories; I just wish they were longer.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Overall

2 out of 5 stars

Performance

3 out of 5 stars

Story

2 out of 5 stars

Pontus Gustafsson

29-10-18

Missed the mark

Similar to books like Red marked and Censure but didn't hold up to the performance nor story of them. If you are a raven guard fan than go for it otherwise you can skip it.